Quantum Dots

Quantum Dots

Quantum Dots (QDs) are solid state structures made of semiconductors or metals that confine a countable, small number of electrons into a small space. As such they are often referred to as artificial atoms. The Klimeck group has modeled quantum dots extensively using the NEMO 3-D software.

The Quantum Dot Lab on nanoHUB.org is powered by NEMO 3-D and delivers very rapid simulations of simple quantum dots in a single band effective mass model. These simulations can be readily utilize to understand quantum dot principles.

This page serves as a simple entry page to some of the obtained simulation results, some quantum dot basics, and some interesting animations.